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my computer...
is dying. my awesome pc of six years seems to be on its way out...
it started out like this: after a while of doing something "rough" on it, like playing a video game or something... these yellow vertical pixalated bars would appear on my screen. i only noticed it in windows (xp) then something went horribly wrong when i tried to install a up-to-date graphics driver. the computer just crashed and the screen went black. now when i start it up the post message looks all weird and granulated. so does everything. and whats really weird is the text as the comp is loading. all it is is random lines of ---- and {{{-------------{{{{{{{{{{[[[[[[[[[[ stuff like that. i thought it was the cpu overheating.. i let it cool down and put new silicone on it (aftermarket heat sink already installed) and nothings changed. is something shot? if its either the mobo or the cpu then i consider this thing dead...
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sounds very much like the gfx card / gfx card memory. can you borrow or buy a cheapo 2nd hand card to test?
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was googling for some pics to see if i could post some similar scrrens that other ppl have posted on the net. think i got closer than i thought i would with this one:
http://www.techsupportforum.com/hard...haracters.html he said it was the gfx card |
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well damn... ya thats pretty much it....
man... its a 9800xt ... what would be a good upgrade? it uses an APG slot
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you're pretty limited with agp stuff these days :/
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Time to upgrade (H) My graphics card is about half price from when i bought it just over a year ago... gay
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my buddy had one.. 5500 geforce? not as nice... but it works
i dunno.. the thing runs like ass nowadays... so im not really worried about upgrading... ill just build a whole new one when i can
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